Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 23 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
17. 17.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic

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